May I critique?

Gizzi · Post by **Gizzi** » Mon May 05, 2003 12:10 pm

I was going to mention that in this post, Metro ^_^ I'm a new member, guys, so if the only way I can download your videos is from this site, it's gonna be a 2 week wait on a review... as for Lonely Driver (Dave), I would like to edit one of the reviews I left... I reviewed Ode to Gourry and said something about the lip synch... well apparently I lag alot when I use real player =( I'll have to download a different version of that and the bicycle amvs I think the akira video is password protected though. I will not comment on any amv's i think my computer is affecting, cause it just wouldnt be fair.

Meanwhile, I just watched Redemption by Illia Sadri... I didnt see a listing for it here anywhere so I cant review it with this system... Remember now... I'm not a pro and I cant even make an amv at all, myself... but.... I caught myself zoning out every time I watched that amv... First problem... the video is average to poor quality... you need a better capture? what would someone who knows what they're talking about say? well, at any rate, I cant watch it in full screen mode because it's just a bunch of pixles then... Secondly, I am not familiar with the anime and could not follow any story in your amv. (I've got to point out here that I've also never seen an eppisode of Cowboy Bebop or any of these other anime's I've never even heard of before, but a good artist tells a story with his amv, and one of my favorites (thank you Dave) is a Cowboy Bebop amv.) But on the good side, the animation in the anime you chose was absolutely beautiful and it was kind of scarey looking and it looks like a pretty interesting anime! I noticed the synch a couple of times being well done (when i was noticing it at all, good job?) I don't really understand your video, sorry =( All in all I'd call it average.

METRO! You're next, buddy!

Guys, plz remember not to get offended if I dont like your stuff! I'm a nobody who knows nothing and I admit it!
Gizzi

Venomi · Post by **Venomi** » Mon May 05, 2003 1:33 pm

Make a full psychoanalysist of mine if you want.

Allways looking for some opinions and critic about my work. Mayby i one day understand why i even do these.

hehe.

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... r_id=55515

I have my own server where they are too and take a note that HQ AMV's chew up old CPU's.

Too slow, don't play properly, don't revied. It's a matter of MHZ if they don't work.

Illia Sadri · Post by **Illia Sadri** » Mon May 05, 2003 1:55 pm

You cannot watch any mpeg file at fullscreen resolution without that happening. Unfortunately there are limited options regarding encodes. Mpeg2 files are large and impratical for general use but offer the best quality. Avi files are horridly large unless you use a codec to encode them but with this particular animation.... it made it look simply rancid the codecs work in most cases but this one had too many dark colors. So thus eliminating my preferred format which would have had a larger resolution. Windows media.... if you are on a Unix system or a mac you may not be able to watch it and their options are rather weak. Real Media is a dreadful format and there is a reason why it isn't used

Just a general rule for amv watching is don't really push your luck enlarging something that is of the smaller screen size. At regular resolution it is looks fine but naturaly tripling the size will not give you a good picture.

Now as far as having not seen the anime, well yeah it is a little more difficult to really get into a series that you have never heard of. The video does need you to at least have some basic information of Gatekeepers and Gatekeepers 21 in order to get the certain points. It is hardly a popular series like Bebop where even if you haven't seen it you know the characters a bit and most who have any knowledge of anime knows some background or can easily find it. Otherwise, as you mentioned, if you have no interest in teh series it is merely eye candy as it is only a 6 ep OVA so the story itself is rather condensed. Completely understandable regarding it is more eye candy than anything.

But at least as far as eye candy value, it got the reaction i was hoping for people not familiar with Gatekeepers 21..... it made you go wow and get a little interest. As I said, if you ever get to see the series the video becomes a tad more cohesive as some of the things that went to the lyrics would actually make sense. But that is fine, since I was going for the dual effect based on if a viewer had or had not seen the series.

But if you look at it in its normal size that will definitely resolve your problems with 90% of the pixelation. Even on double size it doesn't look horrible but yeah, mpegs don't work at full screen, especially 1024 resolution screens.

ChrizTheStampede · Post by **ChrizTheStampede** » Mon May 05, 2003 3:58 pm

Thanks for taking the time, I appreciate it.

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=16996

Gizzi · Post by **Gizzi** » Mon May 05, 2003 4:11 pm

sry metro having trouble downloading from your site =( gah i suck at downloading... how can anyone suck at downloading???

Illia glad you're happy =)

I gotta get to work (2 more weeks of that GAH) then i'll be back to watch more. I have no life. Been playing with window's movie maker just to get a general idea of the kind of stuff you guys have to go through and i must say it's giving me a new appriciation for your hard work.

keep linking =)

Gizzi

Trilaan · Post by **Trilaan** » Mon May 05, 2003 6:53 pm

Hey, reviews, reviews, reviews, okay, you got it. Try these on for size:

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=16834

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=11563

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=11633

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=11989

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=16977

Can you survive these? Guaranteed to make you binge on laughter or purge your sensibilities. Feel the mind flush.

Bebop0083 · Post by **Bebop0083** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:20 pm

just type in my username to find mine. youll have to ask me to send the vids by email since thats all i can do for now. there are some vids that i have lost so becareful of which ones you ask there more of my later ones which are usually in april but the the ones following the end of april and early may i have. my friend has most of the ones im missing i have to get those back from him. two i lost during a cumputer crash that never made it to cd.

Flint the Dwarf · Post by **Flint the Dwarf** » Mon May 05, 2003 10:42 pm

Hey, nice work man. That's how I started here, actually. Did my first 20 or so reviews without return.

The link to my vid is in my profile.

Heero_Yuy84 · Post by **Heero_Yuy84** » Tue May 06, 2003 1:58 am

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=17177

If you're willing to give trailer parody vids a shot as well, thanks for any input you can offer.

Beefmaster10000 · Post by **Beefmaster10000** » Tue May 06, 2003 12:05 pm

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=17195

I put up my second video. I'd also appreciate an opinion for that, too.

Thanks.

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Links and Downloads and stuff...

poor metro =(

Try these on for size!